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Category Archives: Writing
Co-Create Your Growth
Look closely. Everything that you see around was visualized in somebody else’s mind before it came to exist. Your mind, your power to imagine a better, more peaceful life for yourself and others, is a great gift of God. Whenever … Continue reading
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The Gift of Community
In America we prize individualism, valuing our self-reliance. And perhaps some of us grew up in dysfunctional families so we didn’t learn to trust, felt we had to be strong and had to do everything ourselves. But as I learned … Continue reading
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Reach Out to Joy
I was exhausted at the beginning of the summer. After multiple deadlines and the completion of different projects I felt tired, unfocused, depleted. How do we return to our best selves when exhaustion settles in? Who are the friends that … Continue reading
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Noticing and Releasing
Whenever I lead a retreat, I encourage participants to keep a journal. Autobiographical writing is part of our spiritual practice, and through our reflections of the past we can arrive to powerful moments of realization. Lindsay, one of the participants … Continue reading
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Moment by Moment Clarity
When I got the news, I immediately panicked. It was early morning, ten minutes before 6:00 am and, phone in hand, I was told about my father’s heart attack. I could not enjoy a cup of tea or even my … Continue reading
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The Challenge of Forgiveness
“To understand everything is to forgive everything.” Buddha One of the most difficult challenges you might encounter in your life is forgiving those who hurt you without necessarily forgetting the events of the past. I was thinking about this during one … Continue reading
The Lesson of Living Systems
In a period of tremendous challenge and change, an innovative book on leadership appeared with lessons that can serve us well today. The Tao Te Ching, written over 25 centuries ago during the warring states period in ancient China¸ affirms … Continue reading
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The Language of the Heart: Writing as Spiritual Practice
I spend most of my days rushing along on the surface of life in a succession of appointments, meetings, deadlines and challenges that feels like an agility course. But my daily meditation brings me back in touch with myself and … Continue reading
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Ananda Yoga and the Power of Possibility
“Nothing on earth can hold me. I am free. I am free. . . .” Lifting her arms above her head in a graceful sun salutation, Kathy felt a deep sense of peace. She had come to Ananda Yoga in … Continue reading
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How Do You Deal with Challenge?
Last month my home Internet service went out. Frustrated and incredulous, I kept re-inserting the usb connection device that had worked perfectly well the day before. Then for the next two weeks I had to deal with delivery delays, repeated … Continue reading
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